Vassar, MI has a population of 2,648 people with a median age of 31.3 and a median household income of $38,029. Between 2014 and 2015 the population of Vassar, MI declined from 2,662 to 2,648, a -0.53% decrease and its median household income declined from $40,476 to $38,029, a -6.05% decrease.

The population of Vassar, MI is 84.4%White, 7.63%Black, and 4.15%Hispanic. 2.89% of the people in Vassar, MI speak a non-English language, and 100% are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Vassar, MI are University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, with 14,186 graduates, Michigan State University, with 11,920 graduates, and Central Michigan University, with 6,665 graduates.

The median property value in Vassar, MI is $82,300, and the homeownership rate is 60.9%. Most people in Vassar, MI commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 31.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Vassar, MI is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Vassar, MI is $38,029. Males in Vassar, MI have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $35,297. The income inequality of Vassar, MI (measured using the Gini index) is 0.427 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Vassar, MI have a median annual income of $38,029, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Vassar, MI compares to that in it's parent locations.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Vassar, MI is from the public use microdata area of Tuscola, Sanilac & Huron Counties PUMA, MI.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

1.Other Native American$85,107±$0

2.Unknown$45,056±$0

3.White$35,514±$1,900

In 2015 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Tuscola, Sanilac & Huron Counties PUMA, MI workers was Other Native American. These workers were paid 1.89 times more than Unknown workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

In 2015, the income inequality in Tuscola, Sanilac & Huron Counties PUMA, MI was 0.427 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a -1.13% decline from 2014 to 2015, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

22.6% of the population in Vassar, MI (2,372 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 14.7%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 6-11, followed by Male < 5 and then Female 25-34.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Vassar, MI is White, followed by Black or African American and Two or more races.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2014 to 2015, employment in Vassar, MI grew at a rate of 1.52%, from 1,051 employees to 1,067 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Vassar, MI, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Manufacturing, and Accommodation & Food Service. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Vassar, MI, though some of these residents may live in Vassar, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Vassar, MI. In Tuscola County, MI the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 55-64 and 55-64, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 33 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,785. Wayne County, MI has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Michigan.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Vassar, MI is from the public use microdata area of Tuscola, Sanilac & Huron Counties PUMA, MI.

55-64

Male Majority

55-64

Female Majority

Tuscola County, MI residents 55-64 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Michigan. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 55-64 and 55-64, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Vassar, MI is from the county of Tuscola County, MI.

$10,785

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Tuscola County, MI were $10,785 in 2014, but $10,807 in 2013. These numbers represent a -0.2% growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Tuscola County, MI are $$1,197 more than the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Vassar, MI compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Vassar, MI is from the county of Tuscola County, MI.

In 2014, the Medicare enrollees in Tuscola County, MI between the ages of 65 and 75 had 668 eye exams, 870 hemoglobin tests, and 863 lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. The closest comparable data for the census place of Vassar, MI is from the county of Tuscola County, MI.

In 2014, out of the 596 women in Tuscola County, MI between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, 360 had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from 2010 to 2014.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Arenac County, MI has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 14.6%, the highest value of any county in Michigan. This represents a 23.7% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 11.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Michigan colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Wayne County, MI has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 22.6%, the highest value of any county in Michigan. This represents a 5.12% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 21.5%.

The following map shows all of the counties in Michigan colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Wayne County, MI has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 19.8, the highest rate of any county in Michigan. This represents a -6.6% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 21.2.

The following map shows all of the counties in Michigan colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Vassar, MI is home to a population of 2,648 people, from which 100% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Vassar, MI is composed of 2,234White residents (84.4%), 202Black residents (7.63%), 110Hispanic residents (4.15%), 88Two+ residents (3.32%), and 14Native residents (0.53%). The most common foreign languages in Vassar, MI are Spanish (36 speakers), Other (19 speakers), and German (8 speakers), but compared to other places, Vassar, MI has a relative high number of Other (19 speakers), Serbo-Croatian (4 speakers), and German (8 speakers).

In 2015, the median age of all people in Vassar, MI was 31.3. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 31.3, were generally older than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 16.9. But people in Vassar, MI are getting getting older. In 2014, the average age of all Vassar, MI residents was 31.

As of 2015, 100% of Vassar, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2014, the percentage of US citizens in Vassar, MI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Vassar, MI compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2015, there were 11.1 times more White residents (2,234 people) in Vassar, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 202Black and 110Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Vassar, MI as a share of the total population.

71 of Vassar, MI citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Vassar, MI was Spanish. 1.36% of the overall population of Vassar, MI are native Spanish speakers. 0.72% speak Other and 0.3% speak German, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other census places, Vassar, MI has a relatively high number of residents that are native Other speakers. In 2015, there were 19 native Other speakers living in Vassar, MI, approximately 13.87 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

In 2015 universities in Michigan awarded 146,637 degrees. The student population of Michigan is skewed towards females, with 60,506 male students and 86,131 female students. Most students in Michigan are White (100,546 and 68.6%), followed by Black or African American (16,241 and 11.1%), Unknown (7,610 and 5.19%), and Hispanic or Latino (5,383 and 3.67%). The largest universities in Michigan by number of graduates are University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (14,186 and 9.7%), Michigan State University (11,920 and 8.13%), and Central Michigan University (6,665 and 4.55%). The most popular majors in Michigan are General Business Administration & Management (3,218 and 2.19%), Registered Nursing (3,159 and 2.15%), and General Psychology (2,945 and 2.01%). The median tuition costs in Michigan are $25,530 for private four year colleges, and $11,347 and $24,790 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

The closest comparable data for the census place of Vassar, MI is from the state of Michigan.

Most common student race or ethnicity

1.White100,546

2.Black or African American16,241

3.Unknown7,610

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Michigan were White. These 100,546 graduates mean that there were 6.19 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 16,241 graduates.

The median property value in Vassar, MI is $82,300, which is 0.42 times smaller than the national average of $194,500. Between 2014 and 2015 the median property value decreased from $88,500 to $82,300, a -7.01% increase. The homeownership rate of Vassar, MI is 60.9%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Vassar, MI have an average commute time of 31.3 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Vassar, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$38,029

Median Household Income

±$7,518

1,013

Number of Households

±105

In 2015, the median household income of the 1,013 households in Vassar, MI declined to $38,029 from the previous year's value of $40,476.

The following chart displays the households in Vassar, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60-$75k range.

In 2015, the median property value in Vassar, MI declined to $82,300 from the previous year's value of $88,500.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Vassar, MI compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Vassar, MI the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range.

This chart shows the households in Vassar, MI distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Vassar, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800-$1.5k range.

The following chart displays the households in Vassar, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Vassar, MI have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Vassar, MI have a longer commute time (31.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (24.8 minutes). Additionally, 5.56% of the workforce in Vassar, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Vassar, MI compared to its parent geographies.